Escape pod

A free-fall lifeboat is a special form of a lifeboat on board ships. They are subject to the regulations of the International Maritime Organization.

Operation

Freefall lifeboats are on the stern of a ship -mounted enclosed lifeboats that can be left without any external help from an oblique launching appliance to water in an emergency. They are easily accessible from the crew quarters from.

Freefall lifeboats are completely closed, as they submerge in the water for a short time upon impact. As an entry is a door at the rear. The crew members sitting opposite to the direction of travel. As the boats bounce from a great height and with great force on the water, all occupants must buckle up and additionally press the head against the backrest to prevent injuries. Often the seats are set among the crew members. This should allow for faster boarding.

The trigger mechanism is located inside and is actuated by the driver of the boat. Here, a hydraulic pin is actuated by a lever which lifts the free-fall boat, so that it falls freely into the water. Thereafter, the boat can be maneuvered with its own motor from the danger situation. It is equipped with the prescribed according to international maritime safety treaty articles for locomotion, for Bemerkbarmachen so as to protect and survival of the occupants. On tankers there are also free-fall lifeboats, which are equipped with a mechanism that produces a fine mist around the boat so as not to catch fire in case of fire of oil on the water.

Swell

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